The PA program assists state, local, tribal, and territory sltt governments, along with eligible private nonprofit PNP organizations, to help communities respond to and recover from disasters

Federal Emergency Management Agency Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards awarded the Missouri Department of Public Safety $130.364954 million on September 16, 2025, under the Disaster Grants - Public Assistance program (CFDA 97.036) to support debris removal, emergency protective measures, and restoration, repair, or replacement of disaster-damaged public facilities and eligible nonprofit facilities across Missouri, with period of performance through September 30, 2026 and place of performance in Jefferson City, Missouri.

The Missouri Department of Public Safety, operating through its State Emergency Management Agency division, functions as the pass-through recipient, distributing funds to 60+ local government entities and nonprofit sub-recipients across Missouri counties including but not limited to Oregon, Wayne, Iron, Bollinger, Vernon, Carter, Reynolds, Douglas, Scott, Shannon, Ste. Genevieve, Maries, and others. Sub-recipients include county governments, cities, townships, road districts, and utility cooperatives. Categorized work includes county-wide roads and bridges repair, low-water crossing construction, culvert replacement and repair, debris removal, emergency protective measures, water control facilities restoration, utility infrastructure repair and power pole replacement, building and equipment damage repairs, parks and recreational facility restoration, and management costs associated with disaster response and recovery. Specific sub-recipients delivering infrastructure work include Bollinger County (county-wide roads and low-water crossing repairs), County of Vernon (county-wide culvert and road repairs), Carter County (east-side roads, low-water crossings, and countywide gravel roads), City of West Plains (water facility, roads, bridges, and parks restoration), City of Thayer (debris removal, wastewater treatment plant, high school and utility facility repairs), Little River Drainage District (culvert repair and debris removal across multiple counties), and multiple electric cooperatives including Sac-Osage Electric Cooperative, M & A Electric Power Cooperative, and Howell-Oregon Electric Cooperative providing utility pole and power distribution system restoration.

FEMA provides federal grant assistance for debris removal, emergency protective measures, and the restoration, repair, or replacement of qualified disaster-damaged public and PNP facilities. The program also supports hazard mitigation and code compliance to protect facilities from future incidents.